Four-try Kavindana hurts Pathana hopes
Some blistering running by Wesley’s wing three quarter Kavindana Perera set the pace to hand out a 29 points (2 goals, 3 tries) to 18 (3 tries, a penalty) defeat to a terribly lack-lustre Isipathana team at Havelok Park yesterday. The start gave no indication of Pathana’s fall from grace. Center Ramitha de Silva did [...]
Sri Lanka lack situational awareness, energy and intent
One-week into this World Cup and it’s already proving to be a fascinating tournament with plenty of fantastic cricket and also some unexpected results, Pakistan’s upset against tournament favourites England being the most eye-catching. Pakistan were trounced in their first game by the aggressive West Indians, but they were a completely different team at Trent [...]
Joes down Thomians to retain Jayatilleka Shield
St. Joseph’s College recovered from an early setback to beat S. Thomas’ College 22-10 in their Inter-Schools Under-19 League Rugby Tournament second-round fixture worked off at Mount Lavinia yesterday. The Josephians after conceding an early try to their opponents hit back with a vengeance as they went on to seal the game while collecting their [...]
St. Peter’s in smashing win over Trinity
St. Peter’s College powered their way to a comprehensive 32-7 victory over Trinity College in their Inter-Schools Under-19 League Rugby Tournament second-round encounter played at Bambalapitiya yesterday. The Peterites simply outclassed their opponents as they sealed the contest in their favour while collecting their points from two goals, three tries and one penalty. In fact, [...]
Semi-finalists found in U-21 Women’s Hockey
Kandy District Hockey Association, Colombo Hockey Association, Sri Lanka Schools ‘Gold’ and Wennappuwa Hockey Association made their way to the semi finals of the Sri Lanka Hockey Federation’s Under 21 Junior Women’s Hockey National Championship 2019 continued for the second day at the Astro Turf, Torrington Square yesterday. Kandy HA meets Schools ‘Gold’ in the [...]
Vidyartha hold Zahira to thrilling draw
Vidyartha did not play in the Big League, but they showed by their display against Zahira that they would not have been out place in the A division. At Nittawela yesterday, they held the visiting Zahira team, to a 24-all draw, after being led 14-10 at the break. Both teams got their points through three [...]
India thrash Lanka in one-sided game
India ‘A’ openers smashed their opponents apart, while recording a comprehensive 10-wicket win against Sri Lanka ‘A’ to take a 2-0 lead of the 5-match Unofficial ODI series after the second game at Belgaum yesterday. India ‘A’, opting to bowl, made Sri Lanka ‘A’ struggle and toil for runs, before their openers Ruthuraj Gaikwad and [...]
Royal survive early scare to beat Science
Royal College survived an early scare before recording a magnificent 41-20 victory over underdogs Science College, Mount Lavinia in their Inter-Schools Under-19 League Rugby Tournament match worked off at the Royal Sports Complex in Colombo yesterday. The defending champions were trailing 7-10 initially but recovered well and came into their own to turn this high [...]
The false concepts of ISIS claimed to be drawn from Islamic history
As a prelude to this essay, it could be relevant to state that the human nature had been, to live in communities, with relative commonalities and homogeneity among them. When tribes settled in a certain geographical area, when they either built these common bonds or those already with commonalities chose habitable geographical areas for settlement. [...]
Dimuth wants winning momentum to continue
Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne vowed his side will continue to fight until the end of their ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup campaign after their game against Pakistan was abandoned without a ball being bowled. Both sides were coming into their third match with momentum on their side after bouncing back from disappointing defeats in [...]
India v Australia: Three key World Cup battles
LONDON AFP June 8, 2019: India and Australia clash in the standout game of the World Cup so far on Sunday, with Virat Kohli’s men desperate to lay down a marker against the five-time champions. In the past five editions of the tournament, India are the only team to have denied the Australians the trophy, [...]
Mitchell Starc’s World Cup built on 2015 footage
Mitchell Starc hopes to recapture his form from the 2015 Cricket World Cup during this year’s tournament. The undeniable x-factor of this Australian campaign with the ball, Starc was player of the tournament in the Aussies’ last triumph with 22 wickets at 10.18. Since then, the left-armer has experienced the rollercoaster of international cricket. A [...]
ICC tell India star Dhoni to ditch World Cup gloves
LONDON AFP June 7, 2019: Cricket’s governing body insisted on Friday that India’s M.S. Dhoni will not be allowed to wear an apparent military insignia on his World Cup wicketkeeping gloves. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had defended Dhoni after he sported a dagger logo on his green gloves in India’s [...]
The Glory and the Ignominy of Sri Lanka Football!
Congratulations is due to the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) President on his election as a co-opted member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). An enviable achievement this, even if it is for representing South Asia Football Federation (SAFF), rather than the FFSL. A back room entry is as good as the front door, [...]
Colombo District’s Navy slicers Nishantha (Men), Roshita (Women) are champs
Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) slicers Nishantha Fernando and Joseph Roshita, representing Colombo District, won the Men’s and Women’s championships at the Western Province (WP) Carrom Championship concluded at the Carrom Federation of Sri Lanka (CFSL) headquarters in Kohuwala, held from May 29-31. The championship, to select the WP team for the 45th National Sports Festival [...]
Rs 1m Prize up for grabs; Entries close June 14
A one million rupee prize will be up for grabs at the Ceylon Masters Badminton Association (CMBA) organised Senior Badminton Championship to be held from June 29-30, at the Royal College Sports Complex in Colombo 7. Thetwo-day tournament, sponsored by Mobil, 3M and McFoil, will have veteran shuttlers competing under 8 Age Groups and 3 [...]
Hashan urges Youth batsmen to be more proactive after an exciting series against Pakistan
After a seesaw battle between bat and ball, the Pakistan Under-19s were able to hold their nerve to emerge victorious in a nail-biting Youth One Day International (YODI) series against Sri Lanka. (3-2) Despite the series loss against Pakistan, the head coach Hashan Tillakaratne believes that his team will bounce back for the Asia Cup. [...]
Sri Lanka Under-21 Women’s Junior Hockey team for AHF Cup
The Sri Lanka Under-21 Women’s Junior Hockey team is to participate in the Women’s Junior AHF Cup 2019 in Singapore from September 9-15. It is of significance that this is the first occasion more than eight teams are competing in this prestigious Junior Women’s AHF Cup, as only three to five teams participated in past [...]
Depleted by support, but rich in spirit
Sri Lanka’s powerlifters will be aiming to impress at the World Powerlifting Championship 2019, which is underway in Helsingborg, Sweden, despite two-third’s of its contingent failing to make the tour due to financial restrains. All 12 powerlifters, who represented Sri Lanka at the Qualifying Event in Gold Coast, Australia, in March this year, gained qualification [...]
Strong sports background at Vidyartha OBA
St. Thomas’ Matale, Science College and BMS have been by-words for excellence in hockey. Isipathana is talked of wherever rugby is discussed. Similarly, Vidyartha, away from the spotlight, has made a name for itself in rugby, hockey and boxing. Thus it is no surprise that at the recent Annual General Meeting of the Vidyartha OBA, [...]
All over bar the shouting? Bradby second leg
Royal College players and supporters must be understandably upbeat about their prospects at the 75th Bradby Shield second leg against Trinity College, which takes place at the Royal Complex on Saturday. A comprehensive 34-17 win last Saturday has raised visions of a fifth successive win in the series. Going back around forty years, it will [...]
Sri Lanka’s haphazard preparations for the World Cup are obvious
Sri Lanka made, a not unexpected ignominious debut at the 2019 Cricket World Cup now being hosted in England and Wales. Batting first in the opening game, the Sri Lankans were simply brushed aside by the New Zealanders on a batting friendly pitch, for 136 runs in 29.2 over. Skipper Karunaratne however carried out bat [...]
18 Teams of Old C(r)ocks in the fray
The flannels have been sent to the laundry and the boots made to look new, doing light exercises just to keep in touch for a day, is how the former veteran cricketers of the Mercantile sector are preparing for the annual MCA Masters Over 40 Cricket ’6s’ 2019, organised by Maliban – Vitagen for the [...]